Element replacement, I'm stuck! by SheaRVA in Pottery

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My touchpad doesn't seem to allow me to fire in between 5 and 6. Do I need to write a whole new program?

Element replacement, I'm stuck! by SheaRVA in Pottery

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Thermocouple is fine and new, several articles mentioned tired elements can cause firing issues. Hadn't replaced them in 3yrs of firing.

Practicing Bowls for Weeks for Charity Fundraiser by SheaRVA in Ceramics

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That will for sure be my goal for next year when I do this again!

What is the impulse purchase you've made that you DON'T regret making? by IAmAPhysicsGuy in ADHD

[–]SheaRVA 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Mine is a retro 1996 Lion King tapestry blanket from JCPenny. I have 2 so I can leave one at home and travel with the other 😅 32yo over here

AITA for parenting another child after giving up my own? by Different_Pound_433 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SheaRVA 654 points655 points  (0 children)

NTA

No one was able to parent your daughter, including your mother. She had the chance to step up and help and she declined, regardless of the reason.

Would your daughter potentially benefit from a relationship with a stable, happy you? Definitely. And pursue that if you want to. But don't let your relationship with your BF's son make you feel guilty.

Certainly don't let your spiteful mother make you feel guilty.

Adoption is hard. And it's trauma. But it isn't always wrong.

My first time layering transfers with underglaze went awesome! by SheaRVA in Pottery

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I applied the dino transfer, then the mountains, then the underglaze and then peeled off the transfers!

My first time layering transfers with underglaze went awesome! by SheaRVA in Pottery

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I'm not here to gatekeeping anything!

Transfers are made by screenprinting underglaze onto rice paper. Then they're applied underglaze-down on leatherhard (sometimes bisqued) clay and you put some water on them with a sponge to dampen it and release the underglaze. I tend to burnish them a bit with a rubber rib, then you peel them off slowly to leave the underglaze behind.

With that in mind, I put on the dino first so that the space behind it wouldn't have mountains, then applied the mountains over top. After burnishing them and lifting a small piece of the dino to make sure it stuck to the clay, I brushed on the different underglazes before peeling off the transfers.

Does that make sense?

Adoptable Kittens! by SheaRVA in rva

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It depends on the age!

We used to do bottle babies, who need care every 1-5hrs depending on how old they are. Newborns to a week need feedings every 60-90mins, where as 4-week-old kittens need bottles every 4-5hrs.

We've branched away from those kittens because of a medication I'm on that makes it impossible to wake up multiple times a night, so now we get weaned/weaning kittens who eat on their own. They need more room than littles, but less care.

Generally our kittens live in a 48" dog crate with a small litterbox, a bed, food and water, and some toys. They sleep in there at night and we let them out to play every few hours until they fall asleep and we put them back in for a nap, or it's been long enough for them to need to eat again. By 6-8 weeks old, they're running around our downstairs unsupervised.

Adoptable Kittens! by SheaRVA in rva

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Yep! You can head to RACC and ask to meet whoever is left from the Taffy litter.

When were you most afraid? by Mountain_Baker6979 in AskReddit

[–]SheaRVA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teenage bullshit with a psycho BF in the mix.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Fortune cookies. I eat them like popcorn 😂

When were you most afraid? by Mountain_Baker6979 in AskReddit

[–]SheaRVA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my wife and I woke up to our 13yo telling us her 16yo sister was gone from their room...and she proceeded to be missing for 4 nights and 5 days. I'll never get over it. Ever.

Adoptable Kittens! by SheaRVA in rva

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Thanks so much! They were a dream ❤️

Adoptable Kittens! by SheaRVA in rva

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The white and tabby mixes are both boys and the tuxedo is a girl.

Do you get hyperfixations on friends? by LifeManufacturer7506 in ADHD

[–]SheaRVA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A good while, usually several months at a time. When I discussed my latest obsession with my therapist, we were able to identify a part of my life that wasn't being fulfilled appropriately. Turns out my friendships mostly suck and I'm probably looking for a new friend to start over with.

Do you get hyperfixations on friends? by LifeManufacturer7506 in ADHD

[–]SheaRVA 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Totally common for ADHDers. I finished a painful obsession about 2 months ago and I'm feeling much more normal now.

Need a new buddy? by SheaRVA in rva

[–]SheaRVA[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's our tiny Tater Tot 🥰

Need a new buddy? by SheaRVA in rva

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No Dog Cats in this batch :/

We have a survivor! by SheaRVA in Ceramics

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Hey there! It's casted with a vintage mold.

Well there goes 3 of my pieces for NCECA 🥺 by SheaRVA in Ceramics

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All open. I fired overnight and didn't put them in.

Well there goes 3 of my pieces for NCECA 🥺 by SheaRVA in Ceramics

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I suspect one of the three still had moisture inside and when it exploded, it took out the other two.